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Time for the 2017 mileage roundup for the fleet. I started this type entry a year ago when I summarized the mileage totals to start collecting history on mileage traveled. I made it a point after acquiring RedRock to create an account at Fuelly.com and then installed the app on my iPhone. With a little discipline, I’ve recorded every fuel-up and the results are interesting. The website provides a yearly totals view and that is where these screenshots came from…

The 2.4L Ecotec engine/gearbox came from a Pontiac Solstice with only 8 miles on the odometer. This powertrain was then installed in a new frame built at Jim’s shop. On October 15th, 2011, bowtie6 left Jim’s shop and has been a hoot to drive.

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I’ve thought about a post summarizing the 2016 mileage roundup of the fleet. Questions such as “who will read it?” or “who cares?” came up, but then I read a post on DriveToFive and I changed my mind…

So borrowing Tyson’s idea from his blog, here is my 2016 mileage roundup:

Totals for: RedRock

Totals for: S2000

Totals for: bowtie6

Moral of the story, I need to drive MORE!!!

The daily driver is RedRock (duh!) and it did very well considering a 6.2L V8 with 400hp is under the hood. The Camaro really does well on the open road though with an all time best of 24 mpg. The S2000 and bowtie6 get driven only when the sun shines. Matter of fact, the S2000 has seen the rain on the road only three times since I bought it. Poor bowtie6, it got neglected big-time! New Year’s resolution is to do something about this!

In closing, here is a gallery of all three dashboards taken on New Year’s day, 2017. Should be interesting to see how this compares a year from now…

bowtie6

RedRock

S2000

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This might be one of the first times I post a picture of the mileage on bowtie6. It shows 22,612 miles and this is a bit misleading (adding this as a reminder to myself too!):

I’ve driven my TR6 for 22,612 miles since I put it on the road after the full restoration.

The 2.4L Ecotec engine/gearbox came from a Pontiac Solstice with only 8 miles on the odometer. This powertrain was then installed in a new frame built at Jim’s shop. On October 15th, 2011, bowtie6 left Jim’s shop and has been a hoot to drive.

The new Ecotec powertrain has 8,091 miles so far.

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I had a bit of milestone this week: my 2003 Honda S2000 at 12345 miles! I regret not being more attentive because I missed the straight flush mileage count by just a couple of tenths of a mile. Oh well, maybe I’ll be lucky enough to catch it in another 100,000 miles.

On a lighter note, here is wishing you a happy Labor Day weekend. I was going through some of the older posts late on a Saturday night with Sammy Hagar playing Heavy Metal in the background. Remember Heavy Metal the movie? Ha!! Good times!

At any rate, I’ve made a few tweaks to some of the older galleries in the blog. I’m trying to optimize performance a little so if you see any strange behavior or broken links, please let me know.

Gasoline is cheap and yes, there is a road trip in the plans. If I find something interesting along the way, I’ll try to get a few pictures… In the meantime, be safe and have a great weekend!